Top Ten Reasons Why I Follow People on Twitter
My Twitter account is a business endeavor. Others may be on Twitter as a more personal thing. It’s been nearly ten years since I joined and the connections I’ve made have been well… Read More
Category: Social Media
When Institutions put Secular Goals Ahead of Ethics & Lawfulness
Not all institutions and corporations are evil. Many do an excellent job of balancing ambitious secular goals with a socially responsible approach. These examples are less likely to be sensationalized in the popular… Read More
HR, Labor, Homelessness and Unemployment
I was surfing news and found someone else in HR willing to talk about the connection between Human Resource management and American social and economic policy – An interview with Karlee Weinmann published in… Read More
HR: Sorting out Business Mistakes – Employees and Customers
When you make a mistake at work, do you obsess and then over-react? Maybe you blame others around you. I tend to think about it over a 24 hour period and then… Read More
“Overshare” The Modern Version of TMI!!
I heard this word for the first time from a student in one of my classes. He was giving way too much information about his personal life – making other students uncomfortable. I… Read More
HR – Poverty Myths — America’s Working Poor
Many of America’s poor work somewhere If you work in HR you develop policies and programs that effect employees and/or family members who live “below the line.” Time Magazine article: “Below the Line”… Read More
Special Interest Group or Maine “Voters”
Same Day Voter Registration in Maine Maine voters overwhelmingly (60%) repealed a conservative-backed Initiative that would have prevented same-day voter registration, state law for 38 years. Maine Republican Chairman, Charlie Webster has championed… Read More
Joel Stein’s – “Pimp my Password” – Hilarious!
Time Magazine’s August 29th issue (I know, a little behind on my reading) contains one of Joel Stein’s funniest columns. He isn’t always funny. Sometimes he goes too far – remember the one… Read More
How my Twitter account was spammed/hacked
First, my apologies to my followers for the stupid spam messages they got. It is exasperating to know that my followers were bothered in any way. Here’s what happened. What happened I first… Read More
Global Gender safety: Excerpt from 2011 Study on Homicide
This is a blog-in-brief for when twitter isn’t enough but a full blog entry isn’t necessary. The 2011 Global Study on Homicide has been released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and… Read More